Because tomorrow. Thats when the heat is really going to crank up lets take a look at temperatures out there right now tracking widespread low to mid 70s for most of the north bay in the low to mid 80s for the tribe valleys even san jose cooling down to 78 degrees mid 70s right now for oakland and hayward 81 degrees as you step outside right now low 80s for those of you in redwood city. But you cant beat the beach in fact lets take a look at temperatures right now that the San Francisco peninsula coastline. Downtown San Francisco in the mid 60s, most of us dont even need a sweater if youre heading out for your thursday night Half Moon Bay, though rebel 59 degrees out there currently because of that cool sea breeze, but fortunately this is going to be our saving grace with the heat wave wind speeds going to be about 20 per hour or less but just keep in mind even with a light sea breeze or any light breeze for that matter in the coming days with this hot and dry weather heading our way it is going to help spread any fires that do spark so make sure to plan ahead, stay safe out there bay area and hydrated live look outside Crystal Clear skies right now though downtown San Francisco and city hall lit up in red light in blue in honor of our First Responders during this coronavirus pandemic so thank you to all our frontline workers out there stormtracker 4 were tracking that high cloud cover from remnants of what was once hurricane a leader and were going to continue that rinse and repeat pattern for your friday as well some upper level subtropical high clouds slight chance of popup thunderstorms but as you can see not really expecting them to develop boat. We are going to notice beautiful sunsets and also sun rises in the coming days because of that cloud cover so take advantage of that overnight lows tonight will be on the mild side widespread low to mid and upper 60s as you make your way inland. And we do have not only a heat advisory away from the San Francisco peninsula coastline. But also an excessive heat warning that has been upgraded from that excessive heat watch yesterday because temperatures really going to soar well into the triple digits for those of you in london, the east bay and south bay but along the coast of san mateo even for the east bay shoreline tracking that heat advisory with the areas shaded in orange with widespread heat advisories and excessive heat warnings for most of the north bay specially in Solano County tracking the warmest temperatures there tomorrow, so triple digit heat for the tribe valleys with conquered warming up to a 109 degrees also going to hit that century mark for those of you and santa rosa and nevado low 90s for the east bay shoreline upper 90s for those of you in san jose downtown San Francisco once again back in the 80 so about 10 to 20 degrees above average as we take a look ahead at our 10 a 10 outlook. The heat wave officially starts friday, even though most bay area residents are telling me no breeze that kind of started today but. Yeah we got a sneak peek of that no watches or advisories in effect just yet all thats going to start on friday, continuing through wednesday night but as you can see the key not cooling down to near normal until 10 days from now so the hot warm and dry weather will be here to stay for at least the next 7 days back to you that is a heat wave, thanks for greece uh. And you know if you dont have air conditioning or a fan at home several cooling centers will be open tomorrow throughout the entire bay area we put together this list of cooling. Centers on our website at kron 4 dot com and because of the pandemic everyone will be required to wear a mask and maintain 6 feet of distance from other people just to be on the safe side outdoor restaurants and shops all across the bay area. Theyre also finding ways to try and deal with this heat wave. Downtown businesses in los altos have been taking advantage of the citys open Streets Program, but they hope that the heat wont keep customers away from their already struggling restaurants and Retail Stores. Our kron fours dan thorn is live for in los altos tonight, he joins us now with more hi dan. We have a key a lots of restaurants here in downtown los altos were seen putting up on bellas and canopies because they want their customers to be as comfortable as possible as this hot weather sets in over the next couple of days, the open Streets Program has been really beneficial for these restaurants because it allows customers to enjoy some al fresco dining. But for some Retail Stores here this open Streets Program has had some challenging results. With temperatures teetering around the mid 90s in downtown los altos businesses scrambled to keep their customers cool. Im all hot right now myself but brought in more on pro as and were trying to encourage encourage people to still come and restaurants like the post on main street want people to continue to come out despite a heat wave moving through the area. Theyre one of many places that have set up umbrellas and canopies we are offering sunscreen and things like god pushing water, some customers however say they dont mind sweating it out to show their support for businesses already struggling through the covid19 crisis, its hot but its theres no bugs in theres no humidity this is this is still pretty nice mid relies and the me their restaurant and other businesses are helping to keep it going in for people its its wonderful but for some Retail Stores. The heat has been less of a worry then actually getting customers to come in if theyre going to close on the streets for the rest of the year which has been talked about the need to get both sides the restaurant scene to survive and so do the retailers for restaurants foot traffic continues to be a little bit of a concern with scorching temperatures looming over the next few days normally business hot here so it was pretty hot. The past though its been pretty i guess well see over a 100 degrees again kind of like were going to do whatever we can to keep people cool. But overall i think it should a successful weekend. Well the open Streets Program here in los altos runs until at least september the 28th. However there have been some discussions about extending on this program. Diners in the meantime say that if you plan on heading out here over the next couple of days should maybe come earlier in the day or maybe closer to sundown reporting live in los altos dan thorn kron 4 news. Thank you dan and many restaurant and bar owners in the Central Valley are also scrambling ahead of the upcoming heat wave, it gets hot there. Server at pacific street cafe and roseville says shes worried the triple digit heat could really hurt business as they cannot offer Indoor Seating right now even for the staff inside the restaurant is a much better as the doors have to be propped open in order to serve the customers food outside like the koch has some fans on him but we dont have airconditioning running because it makes no sense to do that. Many restaurants are also reexamining their menus to offer cooler foods and cooler beverages the extreme temps rising over the next week in northern and central california, the California Independent system operator which manages the states power grid has issued a statewide flex alert for tomorrow evening. Pg e is urging customers to conserve electricity during peak hours because of the high heat and a predicted increase in electricity. They say they will not initiate a Public Safety power shutoff our force michelle kingston has more on their plans for the rest of the fire season during these hot summer days. It is definitely hot out here and its only going to be getting hotter pg and e is staging equipment and crews throughout the bay area over the next few days so pg e is preparing for Power Outages and we want our customers to prepare for possible Power Outages as well if power goes out over the next few days, pacific gas and electric says its because of the increase in electricity usage over the bay area and not because of a Public Safety power shutoff the Electric Company is sending out more crews and equipment to handle any possible outages during the extreme heat. Theyre also asking customers to conserve electricity in response to a statewide flex alert on friday from 03 00pm to 10 00pm they ask that you adjust your thermostat to 78 degrees or higher. Or turn it off if youll be away from home on plug in the power strips not in use in put off documenting laundry and dish washing until after 10 00pm the genie is not. Initiating a Public Safety power shutoff pg does not foresee the need to initiate and Public Safety power shutoff. For the next several days over the next week while pg e does not expect a Public Safety power shutoff during this heat wave, they are preparing for possible shots later this fire season but are hopeful they will be shorter than the one seen last year that infuriated more than 2 million northern californians. They say theyre mindful that so many people are working from home right now. And that they have learned from their mishandling of deliberate blackouts and wont disrupt as many peoples lives during the coronavirus pandemic this year the rest all technology on the line throughout the bay area in the high fire threat areas where we cant pinpoint more accurately where we need to shut off the power due to the extreme. Weather threat. Thats coming into a specific area so the technology is helping us im more accurately pinpoint whos going to be impacted whos actually in the fires front area. In walnut creek michelle kingston kron 4 news. Well, the wildfires are raging in Southern California tonight, youre looking at a live there right now. This is the lake fire has scorched more than 11,000 acres so far in the Angeles National forest is between tween a santa clara and palmdale just north of l a it is 5 contained tonight the fire broke out yesterday afternoon exploded to 10,000 acres in just 2 hours that fire destroyed 3 structures so far and threatens about 5,000 more. Firefighters say they expect the lake fire to remain a major fire for at least the next several days. The cause of that fire still not known tonight. And this is the ranch fire. This one broke out today also in the Angeles National forest in los angeles county. It was initially reported to be about 2 acres when it first broke out now its about 25 100 acres. Firefighters here in the bay area also on alert over the high heat this weekend after the tubbs fire in 2017 and kincade fire in 2019 Sonoma County residents need no reminder. How fast flames can just spread and dry brush, especially with these high temps many might take the weekend a trim back their brush around their homes. Firefighters actually advise against it. We see a lot of people trying to do the right thing and trying to maintain their their seasonal grasses that have dried out get that second or 3rd cut in throughout the season. But all those type of activities or looking at it except for the excess of temperatures like this or an opportunity did to ignite a fire from a spark. Fire Officials Say that you should have an evacuation plan in place for your family in the age of coronavirus things like extra masks and Hand Sanitizer should also be in your checked leah lets should you have to evacuate. This year fire evacuations will consist of large parking lots were people will be screened and then sent somewhere else to socially distance. Here in the bay area there are now more than 65,000 coronavirus cases and 924 related deaths Santa Clara Alameda contra costa and marin county have all reported new deaths today Alameda County still leads the bay area with more than 14,000 confirmed cases and 216 deaths. You can find a complete list of cases by county and city on our website at kron 4 dot com. Area hospital is taking part in a global race to develop a covid19 vaccine right now, its looking for hundreds of volunteers for a vaccine trial. Our first gayle ong explains how you can sign up. Kaiser plans to enroll approximately 1400 participants at 4 sites in california and oregon Santa Clara Medical center is one of those sites Kaiser Permanente began phase 3 of the copa 19 Clinical Trial in late july the vaccine tested in this trial is developed by Pharmaceutical Company pfizer and the german biotechnology called by on tap, hundreds of volunteers are needed and will be targeted were looking to enroll and adults who are between the ages of 1885 who are healthy. But were also looking for individuals who a number of underlying conditions. Who year at risk for getting caught the disease to their underlying conditions. Doctor nicola klein is a director of kaisers Vaccine Study Center she says researchers will also be looking at individuals to their Health Care Worker status or by being in a racial and ethnic minority neither participants nor clinicians will know who is getting the vaccine or the placebo have participants will get vaccine and half the participants will get to see them but its a 2 dose and the doses are 21 days apart volunteers will be monitored for the next 2 years data will be gathered about safety immune response and efficacy as required for regulatory review kaiser has done vaccine testing for more than 30 years. And theyre also involved in another covid19 experimental vaccine codeveloped by the National Institute of allergy and Infectious Diseases and moderna theres no answer when we can expect a vaccine to be approved. But the race is on on which pharmaceutical companies will win Regulatory Approval before the end of the year. If you are interested in this Clinical Study you have to be a kaiser patients will post a link on our website kron 4 dot com in santa clara gayle, ong kron 4 news. The Oakland Unified School district is now loaning laptops to students so they can attend school from home learned today that roughly 7. 1000 students could not login for the first day of school on monday because they didnt have laptops are internet access. In the spring, a Citywide Campaign called oakland and divided raised about 12 and a half Million Dollars so the district could my chromebooks in portable hot spots for that students to continue distance learning. The districts post per person johnson psaki says that the district ordered the year back in june but distributors have struggled to get the product to schools on time. I love love love is just ordering the computer itself. Were not the only ones doing it we are 25,000 to get border anyway, but the thing about all the other School Districts across the country all the other organizations across the country doing exactly the same time. The students are getting loan or equipment to tide them over theyll soon get their permanent equipment which they can keep stanford is canceling all in person classes for the upcoming fall quarter and suspending plans to provide on Campus Housing to the undergrad students there. The universitys president announcing those changes in a Statement Today in it he said that the recent state guidance for universities and colleges would make for a very limiting on campus undergrad experience this fall. The university will invite graduate and professional students back as planned along with about 800 undergrad to petition to return to campus. The pandemic is a crippling San Franciscos tourism industry, a new forecast from the San Francisco travel association expects to see a loss of nearly 11 billion dollars over the next 2 years and as kron fours Maureen Kelly explains tonight. It wont be a fast recovery. San franciscos legendary palace hotel established in 1875. Now has its entrance blocked off by planters and plywood temporarily closed because of coronavirus along with 52 other hotels in the city. Some of the citys most popular tourist destinations such as china town nearly deserted with shops and restaurants gated shot. Last year was our 10th year in a row a record breaking numbers and this year, its just all collapsed the president and ceo of San Francisco travel has the grim economic outlook, were expected to get less than half the visitors. We got last year and thats going to cost us all a whole lot of money. In 2019 tourists spent nearly 10 billion dollars. This year that totals expected to plummet 67 to just over 3 billion. A 7 billion dollars difference which we will feel because its going to translate to fewer tax dollars that fund city services, but the pain will be felt in other ways to 90,000 people last year were employed in the street, the streets are neighbors cars to friends and family members who dont have a job this year and also a lot of Small Businesses that really depend on that tourist visitor in